Any idea what this is for?

Hi all i have a 2009 A3 1.4 TFSI
i have come across an unused electrical plug (Please see pic) on the end of the dash on the passenger side under the piece of
trim thats the same as where the fuse box is on the drivers side
any idea what its used for?
many thanks in advance
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Are you just curious or is something not working? A complete guess but could be a connector for the light in the glovebox if you dont have a light fitted. To know for sure you'll need the wiring diagram for that exact model/year and possibly the car spec, the wire colours and plenty of time to look at them.

If you just want to know what its for, leave it alone :Blush:

What are the wire colours?

Hi Crasher
the wire colours are brown and brown with white stripe I’m intrigued

Brown is direct earth line 31 and brown/white earth line 31a and could be switched or from an ECU. I don’t recognise the plug, is there a part number on it? It will be tiny and may even lack the centre group numbers such as 973 and only show the first and last such as 6X0 802A for two pin plug 6X0 973 892 A, I need ETKA at work to look though the pictures of 2009 A3 2 pin plugs.

That could have been me suffering from mechanics fat finger syndrome, remind me to tomorrow so I can look that up on ETKA and ELSA, do I have your VIN?

My vin is WAUZZZ8P9AA086145
Did you get the private message i sent you with the part number of the plug? In case you didnt its 893 971 532

Hi Crasher
you told me to remind you to look at ETKA and ELSA for me so consider yourself reminded :Blush:
thanks again for your help
Dave

Hi Crasher
just to let you know I've sold the mystery of that plug it was actually the glove box light where it fits into the damper thing so not only I have i solved that i have a glove box light that works
thanks again for all your help

Hi Gareth
You were 100% right it was the glovebox light plugged it in and hey presto a glovebox light!

I did do part of a post and then forgot top send it, it said

The first group of numbers denotes the type number of the car the plug was first used in and a type 89 is the third generation B series Audi 80, AKA B3!

Hi Crasher
you got to love such a easy fix i didn't even realise i didn't have a working light in the glovebox until i plugged in that plug it wasn’t until i opened the glove box i could see where that plug went in
I was a little concerned that it was unplugged thought maybe there was an issue with the light draining the battery but this morning i checked the battery all is good
thanks again